WIN! First photos of NBN Co manhole covers

 

iTnews readers come through with the goods.

Ladies and Gentlemen, how good is crowdsourcing?

This morning we asked readers if they had seen any NBN Co manhole covers to complete our "Walking history of Australian Telecommunications" gallery.

Along came one Scott Pearce with these two snaps of NBN Co manhole covers taken in Scottsdale, Tasmania, a pre-release site that was fitted out a few months back.

Source: Scott Pearce/Andrew Connor
Source: Scott Pearce/Andrew Connor

We have sent Scott a few bottles of wine for his troubles (we are a bit short of schwag after our recent office relocation. And wine is far more useful than schwag in any case).

Once we had heard from Scott, we put out the call for some shots taken on the Australian mainland, and got an email from another Scott - this one Scott Brown from Aitkenvale in Queensland - a first release site.

Whilst it looks more like a buried esky than a manhole cover, I think we can now say we have a photo from the Australian mainland too!

Source: Scott Brown, Aitkenvale QLD

Source: Scott Brown, Aitkenvale QLD

Scott also sent us through an image which shows what the NBN fibre points looks like once attached to a telegraph pole... this is what at least one in four Australian streets will look like within a decade.

Source: Scott Brown, Aitkenvale QLD
Source: Scott Brown, Aitkenvale QLD

Seen anything else out there of interest? Simply email us with your snaps.

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WIN! First photos of NBN Co manhole covers
"@jackshit well you are sort of correct. The bottom photo is incorrect I have sent through the correct photo and just awaiting iTNews to update. Also I never said anything about telegraph pole. ..."
By scottb82
 
 
 
Comments: 5
FLashy
Dec 22, 2010 2:16 PM
Well I never knew Julia Gillards partner's sister's, son's teacher lived in Aitkenvale in Queensland.
That explains the optic fibre to every house already.
astir
Dec 22, 2010 5:02 PM
Well, I'm a Labor voter, and my nephew lives at Midway Point, Tas, and was wired up too so there you go!

Twit!
jackshit
Dec 23, 2010 9:32 AM
Scott Brown surly is not a reliable source for photo's.
For a start, telegraph poles,have not been used since JC played full back for Jerusalam ...-..--..
I bet the one cable on this pole that is NBN, could not be identified by him.hahahah what a crock these photos are.
Ace
Dec 23, 2010 11:24 AM
You're a little confusing @jack. First you say "telegraph poles,have not been used since JC...", and then you seem to indicate that you know which cable is the NBN cable - ie: NBN IS on telegraph poles. I get the impression that maybe it's you who doesn't know...well...@yourself.
scottb82
Jan 26, 2011 6:32 PM
@jackshit well you are sort of correct. The bottom photo is incorrect I have sent through the correct photo and just awaiting iTNews to update.

Also I never said anything about telegraph pole. This was what iTNews wrote and not I. It is actually attached to the power pole outside my house.

But to the rest I will to continue to supply iTNews with photos during the role out stage.
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